2022 BRFSS Survey Results: Eastern North Carolina

Chronic Health Conditions

History of Any Cardiovascular Diseases (heart attack or coronary heart disease or stroke)*

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  Total
Respond.^		 Yes No
N % C.I.(95%) N % C.I.(95%)
North Carolina 4,466 480 9.8 8.6-11.1 3,986 90.2 88.9-91.4
Eastern NC 1,606 211 9.7 8.0-11.6 1,395 90.3 88.4-92.0
GENDER
Male 740 107 11.4 8.7-14.7 633 88.6 85.3-91.3
Female 866 104 8.1 6.2-10.4 762 91.9 89.6-93.8
RACE
Non-Hispanic White 890 124 11.3 8.9-14.2 766 88.7 85.8-91.1
Non-Hispanic Black 333 47 8.9 6.1-12.7 286 91.1 87.3-93.9
Other 344 37 5.2 3.1- 8.6 307 94.8 91.4-96.9
AGE
18-34 331 *** *** *** *** *** ***
35-44 241 *** *** *** *** *** ***
45-54 236 *** *** *** *** *** ***
55-64 304 46 13.2 8.8-19.2 258 86.8 80.8-91.2
65-74 299 67 23.0 16.9-30.6 232 77.0 69.4-83.1
75+ 170 58 27.9 20.0-37.5 112 72.1 62.5-80.0
EDUCATION
Less Than H.S. 165 29 15.2 9.4-23.9 136 84.8 76.1-90.6
H.S. or G.E.D. 414 56 9.4 6.6-13.4 358 90.6 86.6-93.4
Some Post-H.S. 502 66 9.2 6.7-12.7 436 90.8 87.3-93.3
College Graduate 523 59 7.3 5.3-10.1 464 92.7 89.9-94.7
FUNCTIONAL DISABILITY
Yes 553 121 17.2 13.6-21.5 432 82.8 78.5-86.4
No 1,005 82 5.1 3.7- 7.0 923 94.9 93.0-96.3
VETERAN STATUS
Veteran 296 42 7.8 5.3-11.3 254 92.2 88.7-94.7
Non-Veteran 1,305 167 10.1 8.1-12.4 1,138 89.9 87.6-91.9
EMPLOYMENT STATUS
Employed or Self-Employed 848 57 5.3 3.7- 7.5 791 94.7 92.5-96.3
Unemployed 64 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Retired 434 106 21.1 16.5-26.6 328 78.9 73.4-83.5
Unable to Work 146 38 17.4 11.2-26.0 108 82.6 74.0-88.8
Other not in Labor Force 96 *** *** *** *** *** ***
HOUSEHOLD INCOME
Less than $15,000 117 22 17.6 10.3-28.4 95 82.4 71.6-89.7
$15,000- 24,999 152 33 18.9 11.5-29.5 119 81.1 70.5-88.5
$25,000- 34,999 181 31 14.4 9.0-22.3 150 85.6 77.7-91.0
$35,000- 49,999 176 27 11.3 6.7-18.4 149 88.7 81.6-93.3
$50,000- 74,999 192 *** *** *** *** *** ***
$75,000+ 433 35 5.1 3.3- 7.7 398 94.9 92.3-96.7
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 355 50 9.4 6.3-13.8 305 90.6 86.2-93.7
POVERTY LEVEL2
Less than 50% 46 *** *** *** *** *** ***
50% to 100% 165 30 16.3 10.1-25.2 135 83.7 74.8-89.9
101% to 150% 110 *** *** *** *** *** ***
151% to 200% 148 25 15.6 9.3-25.0 123 84.4 75.0-90.7
More than 200% 761 79 6.2 4.6- 8.3 682 93.8 91.7-95.4
Don't know/Not sure or Refused 355 50 9.4 6.3-13.8 305 90.6 86.2-93.7
HOUSING
Own 1,086 145 10.4 8.3-13.0 941 89.6 87.0-91.7
Rent 395 49 7.4 5.1-10.6 346 92.6 89.4-94.9
Other arrangement 108 *** *** *** *** *** ***
RURAL-URBAN RESIDENT1
Urban 112 *** *** *** *** *** ***
Regional City or Suburban County 425 41 7.2 4.9-10.5 384 92.8 89.5-95.1
Rural 1,069 158 11.4 9.2-14.2 911 88.6 85.8-90.8
NC DEPT OF COMMERCE COUNTY TIER3
Most Distressed Counties (Tier 1) 875 124 10.1 7.8-13.1 751 89.9 86.9-92.2
Less Distressed Counties (Tier 2) 364 45 9.7 6.8-13.7 319 90.3 86.3-93.2
Least Distressed Counties (Tier 3) 367 42 8.8 5.9-12.9 325 91.2 87.1-94.1
CDC SOCIAL VULNERABILITY INDEX4
1st Quartile - Least Vulnerable 292 40 9.6 6.5-14.0 252 90.4 86.0-93.5
2nd Quartile 210 22 8.7 5.2-14.2 188 91.3 85.8-94.8
3rd Quartile 459 44 7.5 5.1-11.0 415 92.5 89.0-94.9
4th Quartile - Most Vulnerable 645 105 12.6 9.5-16.6 540 87.4 83.4-90.5

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*Data for this table were derived from the cardiovascular disease history questions.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to changes in the weighting methodology and other factors, results from 2022 are NOT comparable to 2010
and earlier years.

***The estimate was suppressed because it did not meet statistical reliability standards. See BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for more details.

1Based on U.S Census Bureau population estimates at the county level. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

2Based on 2022 U.S Census Bureau poverty threshold incomes. Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

3NC Dept. of Commerce County Tier Classification, based on respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

4Quartile of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Social Vulnerability Index
(https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/placeandhealth/svi/index.html) for respondent’s county of residence.
Please see the BRFSS 2022 Annual Results Technical Notes for details.

^Use caution in interpreting cell sizes less than 50, % = Percentage, C.I.(95%) = Confidence Interval (at 95 percent probability level).
Percentages are weighted to population characteristics and therefore cannot be calculated exactly from the numbers in this table.

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